Players Who Scored Most Hat Tricks in a Single Premier League Season: Where Does Phil Foden Rank?

• Phil Foden recorded his second hat-trick of the season in the win against Aston Villa
• Alan Shearer holds the record for most hat-tricks in a single Premier League season
• Manchester City's Erling Haaland and former Spurs star Harry Kane are tied for second

Phil Foden can't stop scoring goals for Manchester City.

He recorded his second hat-trick of the 2023-24 Premier League season in their 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

Sports Brief looks at the players who have scored the most hat-tricks in a single Premier League campaign after Foden's masterclass at the Etihad.

Players with most hat-tricks in single season

1. Alan Shearer (5, 1995-96)

Shearer holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored in a single Premier League campaign, racking up five trebles in the 1995-96 season, per Opta.

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He achieved those feats for Blackburn Rovers in their games against Coventry City (5-1), Nottingham Forest (7-0), West Ham United (4-2), Bolton Wanderers (3-1), and Tottenham Hotspur (3-2).

2. Harry Kane (4, 2016-17)

Kane is ranked second on the list, recording four hat-tricks for Tottenham Hotspur in the 2016-17 season.

The Englishman scored goals in bunches during the second half of the season, racking up trebles in the games against West Bromwich Albion (4-0), Stoke City (4-0), Leicester City (6-1), and Hull City (7-1).

Kane ended that campaign with a bang, with his last two hat-tricks coming in Tottenham's final two matches of the season, per The Guardian.

2. Erling Haaland (4, 2022-23)

Haaland showed his goal-scoring prowess in his first season with Manchester City, winning the Premier League Golden Boot title after finding the back of the net 36 times in the 2022-23 campaign.

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A third of those goals came from four hat-tricks, putting him in a tie for second on this list. He recorded trebles in the games against Crystal Palace (4-2), Nottingham Forest (6-0), Manchester United (6-3), and Wolves (3-0).

4. Sergio Aguero (3, 2017-18, 2018-19)

Aguero is one of the greatest strikers to ever play in the Premier League. Such was his attacking prowess that he managed to record three hat-tricks each in two separate seasons for Manchester City.

He first recorded three trebles in a single season in the 2017-18 campaign, achieving those feats in the games against Watford (6-0), Newcastle United (3-1), and Leicester City (5-1).

He replicated that achievement the following season, recording hat-tricks in the matches against Huddersfield Town (6-1), Arsenal (3-1), and Chelsea (6-0).

5. Thierry Henry (2, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06)

Henry dominated the Premier League in the 2000s, scoring 174 goals for Arsenal during his eight seasons with the club.

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He scored two hat-tricks in a single Premier League season three consecutive times, doing so in the 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06 campaigns.

5. Emmanuel Adebayor (2, 2007-08)

Adebayor made history in the 2007-08 season, becoming the first and only player in the Premier League to record hat-tricks against the same opponent (home and away) in the same campaign.

The Arsenal star recorded trebles in the two games against Derby County that season.

5. Phil Foden (2, 2023-24)

Another Manchester City player joined the list on Wednesday, with Foden recording his second hat-trick in the 2023-24 Premier League season.

His first treble this season came in the 3-1 win against Brentford on February 5.

He replicated that feat in the game against Aston Villa, scoring thrice in the 4-1 victory.

Foden celebrates hat-trick on social media

Sports Brief recently reported on Foden's reaction to his hat-trick vs. Aston Villa.

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He took to social media to address his fans, writing, "What a night."

Foden became the first player to record multiple hat-tricks in the 2023-24 Premier League season.